REI170: Transforming Spaces w/ Antonia Botero

85 min • 6 mars 2023

Patrick Donley chats with Antonia Botero, who owns The MADDPROJECT, a boutique real estate project management and consulting firm. She talks about her fascinating journey from Columbia to the U.S., how a robotics club taught her many important life and entrepreneurial lessons, what her journey in academia was like, and much more!

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:26 - What it was like growing up in a real estate family in Columbia.

08:20 - Why robotics played such an important part in her life.

27:17 - How her journey in academia shaped her.

35:22 - Why she wanted to get out into the field and learn construction hands-on.

45:04 -What repositioning a New York office building into luxury apartments was like.

49:14 - How she started her company, MADDPROJECT, and what they focus on.

01:20:00 - How the art of asking is a key skill to develop.

01:24:46 - What it’s been like designing and building her own mountain ski home in Park City.

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

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Robert’s book The Everything Guide to House Hacking.
The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer.
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.
Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green.
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